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<br />or Redwood City's failure to perform obligations required of Redwood City under this Agreement. <br />19. The duty to indemnify and hold harmless includes the duties to defend as set forth in <br />Section 2778 of the California Civil Code. <br />20. No alteration or variation of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in <br />writing and signed by the Parties hereto and no oral understanding or agreement not incorporated <br />herein shall be binding on the Parties hereto. <br />21. All notices to the Parties shall, unless otherwise requested in writing, be sent <br />to Redwood City addressed as follows: <br />City Engineer <br />City of Redwood City <br />1017 Middlefield Road <br />Redwood City, CA 94063 <br />or by facsimile at (650) 780-7309 <br /> <br />and to San Carlos addressed as follows: <br /> <br />City of San Carlos <br />Public Works Director <br />600 Elm Street <br />Redwood City, CA 94070 <br />Or by facsimile at (650) 595-6702 <br /> <br />22. This Agreement and the obligations, duties and rights hereunder shall not be assigned <br />by one party without the prior written consent of the other party, which consent shall not <br />unreasonably be withheld. <br />23. In the event a dispute arises between the Parties regarding the interpretation of <br />this Agreement or their performance or failure to perform their respective duties and obligations <br />hereunder, the party claiming a dispute shall give written notice thereof to the other party <br />expressly describing the matter disputed. The Parties shall meet and confer within thirty (30) days <br />of the date of the notice and attempt to resolve the dispute informally. If they are unable to resolve <br />the dispute by the informal meeting, the dispute shall be submitted to mediation with a mediator <br />selected by agreement of the Parties or by striking names from a list of mediators provided by the <br />San Francisco, California, Office of the American Arbitration Association. Costs of mediation shall <br />be divided equally. If the dispute is not resolved by mediation, the parties may pursue such legal <br />or equitable remedies as they may choose. <br />24. The performance of the Parties' obligations and duties hereunder shall be excused by <br />reason, and for the duration, of Force Majeure. "Force Majeure" as used herein means fire, flood, <br />earthquake, or other natural calamity, governmental action or inaction not caused by the party <br />claiming excuse of performance, labor strike, except for strikes by employees of a party hereto, <br /> <br />5 <br />